Three of the four teams in the AFC North last season drafted quarterbacks in the 2018 NFL Draft whom they viewed potentially as their franchise for the future. Two of them have already retrieved positive returns for their investment.
The Baltimore Ravens’ Lamar Jackson going 6-1 as a starter and leading a late postseason charge. Baker Mayfield, the first-overall pick for the Cleveland Browns, set a new rookie passing record with 27 touchdowns even though he only started 13 games. The Pittsburgh Steelers have Ben Roethlisberger, but they viewed Mason Rudolph as similarly talented to the first-round quarterbacks and did not want to pass on him in the third round.